Five hydroelectric power stations will be built in East Kazakhstan by 2030

Akim of the East Kazakhstan region Yermek Kosherbayev reported on the measures taken to transition to a “green economy” to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, the press service of the government reports.

“It is planned to build five hydroelectric power stations with a total capacity of 74.3 MW in the region by 2030. As of today, there are 8 energy—producing organizations with a capacity of 1.6 GW operating in the region, renewable energy sources occupy 4% of the total,” Yermek Kosherbayev said during a meeting of the Council for the Transition to a “green economy” held in the Government of the republic.

Regarding water resources management, according to the akim of East Kazakhstan region, the area of fields under drip irrigation reaches 856 thousand hectares. To ensure stable water supply to the region’s population, 11 out of 26 projects worth 15.4 billion tenge were commissioned in 2024, and work on 15 projects will be continued in 2025. More than 220 km of water supply networks have been built and modernized, access to clean drinking water is provided for 98.3% of the rural population.